What color is #C28ECB?

#C28ECB is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violaceous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C28ECB?

The RGB value is 194, 142, 203: 194 red, 142 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C28ECB?

The complementary color is #97CB8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C28ECB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C28ECB color

#C28ECB rgb(194, 142, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C28ECB is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 55.7% green and 79.6% blue (194, 142, 203).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 37% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#C28ECB color codes

HEX	`#C28ECB`
RGB	`rgb(194, 142, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 55.7%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 37%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 30%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 30%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.85, 30.15, -23.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.85, 38.39, 321.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.699, 35.128, 61.019)`
Decimal	`12750539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C28ECB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C28ECB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C28ECB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C28ECB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c28ecb; }
.text { color: #c28ecb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c28ecb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 142 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c28ecb, #cb8eb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C28ECB?: #C28ECB is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violaceous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C28ECB?: The RGB value is 194, 142, 203: 194 red, 142 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C28ECB?: The complementary color is #97CB8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C28ECB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.